Poster Editing Stages

The first stages of editing show how we adjusted the levels and contrast within our background image. We decided to desaturate the image as we thought it would let the text and different symbols stand out more so than it would on a colour image.
Also, as the indie genre is typically 'hipster' we thought this would replicate an old style, analogue picture which is used a lot in indie music.

The second stage shows how we added the main text and separate images to fill out the tour poster. The title is in white to contrast against the flat black background.
The supporting acts strip is made from the supporting artists' logos and then edited to create a white symbol so to let it also stand out against the poster.
The image in the bottom right hand corner was a promotion for our own album and features the front cover of the digipak we created.






The last stage shows how we added the tour dates and other information to the poster too. The extra information is all in white to again stand out from the background and to not divert attention from the star.
We then added 'sold out' stickers, which can be seen in the layers section of Photoshop, on certain dates to make the star seem desired by the public and so sell more tickets or CD's.